falling

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Fall Source: opted

2. a. & n. from Fall, v. i. Source: opted

3. adj. decreasing in amount or degree Source: wordnet

4. adj. becoming lower or less in degree or value Source: wordnet

5. adj. coming down freely under the influence of gravity Source: wordnet

6. from Fall, v. i. Falling away, Falling off, etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i. -- Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century. -- Falling sickness (Med.), epilepsy. Shak. -- Falling star. (Astron.) See Shooting star. -- Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite. -- Falling tide, the ebb tide. -- Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett. Source: webster

7. from Fall, v. i. Falling away, Falling off, etc. See To fallaway, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i.-- Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down overthe doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century.-- Falling sickness (Med.), epilepsy. Shak.-- Falling star. (Astron.) See Shooting star.-- Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; ameteorite; an aërolite.-- Falling tide, the ebb tide.-- Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett. Source: adambom

8. j:100 s. decreasing in amount or degree a. becoming lower or less in degree or value Source: ecdict

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